#isp bandwidth cap

I've been asking engineers around for reasons why ISPs around the world have been implementing bandwidth caps and got several possible scenarios to consider. Here are the top 5 most probable reasons behind the issue of bandwidth caps. ISPs allocate a certain bandwidth to specific areas but oftentimes, the allocation to those areas do not match the cumulative usage of subscribers there. This is actually similar to over-subscription but the short explanation here would be -- if the ISPs can just clamp down on the 1 - 2% of those abusive users from hogging the network, they can probably increase their subscriber capacity by an additional 10 - 20% more of their existing user base. The article on bandwidth caps from Wikipedia mentions: Many broadband Internet Service Providers in North America and Europe introduced bandwidth caps in the early 21st century. Remember that ISPs have already implemented the caps years ago, even before NTC made this draft memorandum. Just go over your Service Order Agreement with your ISP and there will be a section there that covers P2P throughput and month bandwidth caps (here's a sample contract for Globe Broadband). Read more in our articles including "5 Reasons ISPs Implement Bandwidth Caps" and "Globe Starlink 99, Globe Starlink 299 to be offered via GlobeOne app".